CFR President and former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman analyzes the potential economic consequences and broader ...

The figure below illustrates the effects of world trade without the presence of a tariff. In the graph, DS means domestic supply and DD means domestic demand. The price of goods at home is found ...

Countries with democratic governments and mostly free economies should come together and create a new trade regime, based on ...

The US is imposing new levies on countries from which it buys everything from cars to fruit and vegetables. Until now, the ...

Here’s how current events are mirroring a key point in U.S. history that led to a trade war and exacerbated the Great ...

For weeks, President Donald Trump has been telling Americans that his plan to impose high tariffs on the country's top trading partners would usher in an ...

Now, more than ever, supply chain operators need a tool that helps them predict and understand disruptions and gives them the power to plan accordingly. In the last twelve months, the Suez Canal was ...

The threat is a result of years of unbalanced trade with China, Lighthizer says, and large, broad tariffs are needed to disentangle the two economies. Lighthizer, who campaigned with President ...